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The Light Despondent

by Doctor Fluffy
It's a bad old time not to follow Celestia. Her empire slowly spreads across earth, wiping away human achievements, and anti-pony HLF terrorists are the bane of many refugees. But one day, one of the worst of the HLF spares a filly and her mother....

It's a bad old time to be human. About half the world is gone thanks to Celestia's Barrier, the only options are 'fight and die' or 'get turned into newfoals,' and everything's falling apart. The greatest menace to America as they wait for the Barrier to touch down is not, paradoxically, PER, but restless Human Liberation Front terrorists that dream of taking control of the fight from the brave PHL. One of the worst HLF men is Viktor Marius Kraber, a traumatized Afrikaner, former father, and former surgeon with an appetite for destruction and big guns. But one day, wracked by guilt at an HLF checkpoint, he lets a lost filly and her mother live. From that point on, his life goes to hell (more than usual, anyway) as he tries to make his way and cast aside hatreds in a world gone mad, and maybe, just maybe, become a good person.
Forced to deal with irritating hallucinations, self-hatred, enemies on all sides, and developing a conscience in a world gone mad, will he manage to survive in this world? Will he ever become a good person? Will he join the PHL and befriend the freakishly huge earth pony stallion named Aegis seen in the cover image, and shoot Queen Celestia's spine out?! Can he? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, CAN HE?!

Of course he can! It's a fokkin' prequel.

(Well, actually, considering the emphasis on the development of a character from before the beginning of a game and the fact that it takes place between stories, it's actually more of a presequel. Or presidequel?)

Part of the Conversion Bureau: The Other Side Of The Spectrum continuity.

Teen
Cancelled
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Alternate Universe
Human
Science Fiction
Horror
Gore
 
DOO

310721 words: Estimated 1 day to read

24 Chapters:

  1. The End / The Beginning 2014-11-17 00:24:27 UTC
    4002
  2. Episode 1: Riding the Gallows-Horse/Equcrux 2014-11-17 00:02:04 UTC
    2846
  3. Nowhere To Run 2015-02-14 00:16:10 UTC
    9508
  4. City Of No Palms 2015-01-18 21:44:59 UTC
    9544
  5. Burn My Shadow / Nightmare 2014-11-17 01:57:19 UTC
    7775
  6. Toothpick 2015-01-18 21:51:38 UTC
    7129
  7. Dope Fiend Massacre 2015-01-18 22:02:59 UTC
    7354
  8. Sunset City / God Bless us Every One 2014-12-22 21:09:38 UTC
    9819
  9. My Self-Defense Catastrophe 2015-01-11 02:56:00 UTC
    19485
  10. Philistine / Don't Fear The Reaper 2015-01-14 23:40:08 UTC
    32813
  11. Episode 2: A Stranger I Remain / Kraber Alone 2015-01-15 02:59:28 UTC
    2297
  12. Busy Earnin' / A Long Way Home 2015-05-12 00:41:50 UTC
    15368
  13. Golden Light 2015-08-20 04:18:41 UTC
    14817
  14. The Enemy / Roller Mobster 2016-02-17 19:46:44 UTC
    15751
  15. It's Another Day 2016-03-05 07:40:03 UTC
    12203
  16. Take Up Your Spade 2016-03-05 21:18:38 UTC
    16468
  17. Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much 2016-06-16 06:27:37 UTC
    21883
  18. We're Gonna Have A Party... 2016-07-18 06:21:57 UTC
    9338
  19. Wrong Number 2016-09-20 04:48:14 UTC
    18983
  20. Keep Calm / Dreamscapes 2016-09-23 20:14:32 UTC
    7879
  21. Kill The Cooks 2016-11-12 06:40:27 UTC
    17825
  22. Hype Waltz 2017-01-18 01:56:30 UTC
    15986
  23. I Miss You Beau Velasco / Dare 2017-03-01 15:54:51 UTC
    12861
  24. Let It Die 2017-12-27 16:15:32 UTC
    18787